What’s Turnitin and what is it for?

Turnitin is a plagiarism and similarity checker. It is integrated in Canvas. Instructors can set up an Assignment in Canvas where all student submissions are processed through Turnitin. 

Used in conjunction with well-designed assessments and effective communication, Turnitin can be an effective teaching tool to help students learn how to write with academic integrity. 

How can you access and use Turnitin?

Instructor Turnitin Assignment Set Up

Help support

• For teaching support
  • The CAT is here to help. For drop-in consultations, visit one of our Educational Technology Labs, or schedule a one-on-one consultation with an educational technology specialist.
• For technical support 
  • Temple’s Help Desk
    • Request Help
    • Phone: 215-204-8000
    • E-mail: help@temple.edu
• Turnitin support
  • Using Turnitin with Canvas (Instructor)
  • Using Turnitin with Canvas as a Student

Additional resources

Plagiarism Spectrum and Interventions to Uphold Original Work
Turnitin: On the Effective and Appropriate Uses of Turnitin 
Guidelines for Creating and Managing Assignments with Canvas Turnitin LTI
Considerations for Using Turnitin

Discussion of the A.I. detector function of Turnitin can be found in our Faculty Guide to A.I.